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=== Ruby on Ubuntu and Debian Linux ===
Debian, Ubuntu and other Debian derived Linux distributions use the ''apt-get'' tool to manage package installation. If you are running Ubuntu Linux and get the following output from the ''ruby'' command, you need to install Ruby:
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$ ruby
The program 'ruby' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
sudo apt-get install ruby
-bash: ruby: command not found
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To install ruby, simply run the ''apt-get'' command:
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sudo apt-get install ruby
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The apt-get tool will display output listing any other packages required by Ruby (better known as ''dependencies''):
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Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
libruby1.8 ruby1.8
Suggested packages:
ruby1.8-examples rdoc1.8 ri1.8
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libruby1.8 ruby ruby1.8
0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 135 not upgraded.
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After unpacking 6267kB of additional disk space will be used.
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=== Ruby on Ubuntu and Debian Linux ===
